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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20

Mr.. Isaac c. Chapman, Druggist, New
burg, n. Y, writes us: Il have for the
past ten years sold several gross of DIR
WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR
THE LUNGS. I can say of it what I can
notsay of any other medicine. I have
never heard a customer speak of it but
to praise its virtues in the highest man.
ner. [ have Recommended it in g
great many cases Of Whooping Cough
with the happiest effects. I have used
il in my own family for many years; in
fact, always have bottle in the medi-
cine closet ready tor use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20
A Drueefst,s Story

Mr.. c. O. Baker, of Dex5eryiIle, was
over on business for Geo. Eiles Monday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20
Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

Tie best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, litter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pav
required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfac elton, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by w.
l.. Wood q Co
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20

The first unpleasant incident in con-
nection with the Presidents tour occur
red at Memphis, Tenn. Judge Elicit
after making the welcome address was
standing on the platform with the
President and others, when he fell
forward and expired few minutes after.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20

A year! A life! What are they? The
telling of tale, the passing of a meteor,
a dim speck seen for a moment on
times horizon dropping into eternity
Thomson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20

A. L. Crosse, of Arkdale, lost valu-
able horse last Monday. The horse had
been turned out into field or yard and
while playing, in attempting to jump a
fence struck a stake or post which dis
emboweled him. He was killed to end
his misery.-[Adams County Advocate.
Mr.. G, o. Baker, Of Dexserville, was
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

less to talk about that any more.
We could not go and that was the
end of it, and that should see MIR.
next morning and say we
could not go.
"Shall l say to him that you are
sick, or have a previous engage-
ment, or are going to leave the
city?' said I. Mrs. d. D.'and Mrs. II.
and Mrs. NJ. oil said, mo! You
shall go. You can easily enough
get ready. l wish l had the invita-
ton, and would get ready. 1'll tell
you what you can do. You can go
Worth's Keafern and to explain
the situation to them and they will
have you ready in plenty of time
and in good style. That's the way
1 do when | want to go to grand
opera and as for your husband. he
can get ready in three hours"
This encouraged madam, and she
concluded to go. So we went to
the grand opera. Everything went
off fine and madam was delighted.
1 discovered that it was not ques-
ton Of great quantity of dress that
was required ut the grand opera SO
much as it was as to where 1t was
worn. Now, a really fashionable
opera dress does not require SO
much Of it on the person as the
amount that sweeps the platforms.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

Five hundred of the worst GRIM
inals in France have just left their
country for, it is to be hoped, their
country's good. They were shipped
off Yesterday on board the Orne at
Toulon for the penal colony OF
Cayenne, Among them; were the
rascal Delmasure, who broke open
a tomb in Mentmarte Sicard. q
fratricide; a count who had got
into trouble, and host Of persons
who had made desperate attempts
to rob and murder, among them
being several Arabs from Algeria.
Sicard became obstreperous during
the march 10 the ship and kicked y
gendarme. He was seized immedi-
ately and put in chains, but evesl
then made a dash to get overheard
in which attempt he was frustrated
The convicts were shut up in tho
the iron cages placed on thq xfesel
Over them marines, armed !with
lloelo3 muskets. kept 1ffinf Hffch
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

men Of that stamp obstinately main
tanned their integrity.

men Of that stamp obstinately main
tained their integrity.
But the pressure could not be
maintained, and after 1886, Weed
having made his fortune, and the
rest of the set secured good places.
the anti-masonic party dropped to
pieces. The old masons opened
their lips again. The dusty lodge
rooms were cleaned and lighted.
Grand Masters sent forth new words
of encouragement, and during the
succeeding ten years the old insti-
tuition stood we'll on its feet. Now
in 1887, there are more than 10000
Masonic lodges in the United States
with q membership rising half
million. This membership em.
braces men of every political and
denominational party. Ministers
of the Protestant branches find a
congenial place in halls whose CEN
ter is graced with the words of De-
ity. whose east is illumed with the
emblem Of Deity, and whose walls
echo with the reverential sound Of
his name. No second Morgan af-
fair" can ever shake the integrity
Of this worldwide and time-hon-
ored institution. and while there is
a tear to be dried, or sorrow ap-
peased, a broken heart coij jforted,
the lessons of the level Shd the
square will be heard in every city
aud village of our land.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24
The Uournful "Kerchunk."
"How very shocking y
"What, my dear?'

"How very shocking!"
what, my dear?"
Didn't you hear iAAt woman?'
IL saw her. but l didn't hear
what she said. What was it?'
when she came into the gallery
and took her place before the cam
era l heard her say bosom three
or four times. l know the photo
grapher heard her, too, for he was
looking right ut her, and when she
got through saying it he told her
she had said it often enough. What
do you think she meant?"
II haven't the renotest idea"
An old gentleman and his laugh
ter were in u fashionable photo
graphic studio on upper Broadway,
when a reporter overheard the con-
versatiOn above set down. During
the hour and half he was detained
i'm the waiting-room other ana still
more mysterious phrases proceeded
from femanine lips concealed be-
hind the heavy curtain which sepa-
rated the cameras victims from
their patient mourning friends.
When ut last the artist had finished
his labOrs he was questioned regard
ing the singular exclamations OF
his female patrons.
"Why, don't you know?" he
asked, with a smile of incredulity.
IL couldn't guess in a month"
"WelI, l arrange their mouths in
that way. You see, in speaking
certain words the mouth must nec-
essarily assume a certain shape
Now, to say bosom composes the
mouth in a pleasant, bland and
serene form. When l want her to
appear distinguished and naughty
| have her say brush The mouth
may be made smaller by saying
flip and enlarged by exclaimine
cabbage TO produce mournful
expression, she must say 'Ker
chunk and the word Scat gives
the face of the sitter an expression
Of resignation and sweetness"
"Are these rules infalliblew
II dom: know, as to that, but
they work in the great majority o
cases. l have tried them for years
and get better returns than by any
ether method ] ever tried. Y
Mail and Express.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24
He Wanted Gentlemen 0ystsra

"Dozen fried male oysters" yelled
a man who walked into Montgom-
ery's early this morning.
"Nhat ails that fellow"
"He wants the best oysters. He
is an epicure. He knows that the
males are counted the best and
most invigorating."
"How do you tell emf"
EASY enough, said Montgomery
dishing out lot on the marble
slab and with knife prying open
the lips. "There, see; these that
have black lips are gentlemen oys'
tiers, but these that have white lips
are lady oysters. That black spot
you see is the heart. 1t is near the
mouth, but the oyster is pretty near
all mouth or stomach; in fact, ms
mouth runs half way around his
body. There are his ears and eyes
They are small, but answer his pur
pose. He has no sense. He DON
need any. There's q fellow wants
a stew, 90 III have to stop my dis
course.-Cineinnati Telegram.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24
RINGS FOR THE FINGERS.

Of all the ornaments with which
vanity, superstition and affection
have decorated the human form,
few have more curious bits of his
tory than the lingering. From
the earliest times the ring has been
favorite ornament, and the reas-
ons for this general preference
shown for it over other articles OF
jcwelry are numerous and cogent.
Ornaments whose place is on some
portion of the apparel, or in the
hair, must be laid aside with the
clothing or head-dress, and thus
easily lost and often not ut once
missed. Pins, brooches, buckles.
clasps, buttons, all sooner or later
become defective in some part, and
are liable to escape from an owner
unconscious Of the defect in the
mechanism. The links Of neck
lace in time become worn and the
article is taken off to be mended ;
the spring or other fastening Of a
bracelet ia easily broken, and the
bracelet vanishes. With regard to
ornaments fastened to parts of the
savage body, mutilation is ncces'
sary, the ear must he bored, the
nose be pierced, the cheeks or lips
be slit, and even after these surgical
operations are completed, the arti-
cles used for adOrnment are gener.
ally inconvenicnt, and sometimes
by their weight or construction, are
extremely painful.
In striking contrast with decora'
tions worn on the clothing, in the
hair, round the neck and arms, OF
pendent from the ears, lips and
nose, is the fnger-ring, the model
of convenience. 1t is seldom lost
for it need not be taken of, requires
no preparatory mutilation Of the
body, is not painful, 10 always ir
view, perpetual reminder, either
Of the giver or Of the purpose fol
which it is worn.
The popularity of the ring must
therefore, be in large measure due
to it's convenience, and that this
good quality was early learned may
be inferred from the Hebrew ira Ii
ton, which attributes the invention
of this ornament to Tubal Cain
the "instructor Of every artificer II
hrnss and irOn."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

A romantic incident of the stage
has just occurred in London. Some
years ago a very pretty girl Of about
sixteen years was hired by star
troupe to dance in ballet at the
town which she lived in. The CON-
pany went away, and her sweet
heart refused to acknowledge her.
There was a quarrel she was very
unhappy at home-living as she
did, with an uncle and aunt-and
she fed to London. All trace Of
her was lost; in vain she was ad-
vertised for, but to no effect. About
a fortnight ago, the young man hap
pened to 60 into theatcr in Lon
don. He had also left home shortly
after the girls departure. and OBJ
tanning situation in contractors
Office, had in two years risen to be
sort of confidential inspector for
the large firm he was with. As. he
sat in the tlleater, he, like Others,
was charmed with the acting of a
very accomplished young lady who
for the last eight months had won
great plsudits from hondon audi
diences. 0omething about her re-
minded him of face he had seer
be6oee. but the name Of the actress
| was unknown to him, and he thought
the rocpmblance must be a fancied
|e, till, presently, when she came
sing little air which was in he1
ert, she sounded one par'icula
1unnnhe sannnbered his sweet
He felt sur
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative Of the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and, located as it Is In the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face Of the earth. and leav-
ing nothing un,ione to present its readers
developments. as well Us matters Of lOcal
importance in the growth of kctchun the
future metropolis Of Idaho, it is an invalua-
BILE guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read it, and let your friends
read what may benefit them
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-24

The person who has . firm trust
in q supreme being 10 powerful in
his power, wise BY his wisdom,
happy BY his happiness. Addison.
Errors such - ate but acorns IN
our younps brows grow oaks In
our elder heads and become inde1-
ible.-Sjf Thomas Browne.
11nfria2 s.<ia tho otrfeteot ~ OF
perpetual itisndship, and there ~
ono ffiendship without oo1
and ndconG ~ - Witloe
Ard -
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-11
w. D. KNIGHT. s. GORDON.
Thursday, August II. 1857.

A REPORT that an American syndi-
cate had obtained privileges from the
Chinese government by which 1T
would be intimately connected with
the proposed internal development o
the empire, and that az a preliminary
step abank with q capital Of S2OO,O0O,.
600 was TO be established at China, has
attracted no little attention, the mat.
ter being made the subject OF an in
quiry in the British Parliament. 1t
would that the reports are to
some extent exaggerated, and are in
error In ascribing q share In the pro-
ject 20 certain leading financial inter-
ests; but the matter has nevertheless
q very substantial foundation. A syn
dictate, in which q prominent Phila-
delphis banker is the leading mem.
Der. has entered into negotiations with
the Chinese government to establish
Q complete system Of railroads, tele-
graphs and telephones, mines. iron
manufactures and banks throughout
the country, In conjunction with Chi
nese capital, and employing native as
sistancs whenever possible. IL lie
stated that q concession for the estab-
lishment of a telephone system has al
ready been granted for a period Of fifty
years and those Interested are conf
dent that their other plans will be
equ ally well received. Representa-
tives Of the syndicate now in China
are expected 10 return In company
with ENJOYS empowered to settle the
remaining steps in the negotiations
B radstreet's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-11
LESS WHISKY AND MORE BEER.

The recent movement to organize q
whisky trust, having for it, object the
regulation OF reduction, raid 10 benow
largely In excess Of the demand, and
doubtless also q combined effort 10 in
crease the demand, is explained by the
receipts Of the internal revenue bureau
from taxes on spirituous and malt H.
quors for the lsst fiscal year. These
show q falling of In the receipts from
the tax on distilled spirits OF nearly
$5,0O0,0OO representing a decrease of
nearly six million gallons, and this
result has been achieved principally
In those states In which local option
and kindred measures have been most
successful. II Is not surprising that 80
great q falling off as this In a single
year should have aroused those whose
capital 10 embarked In the business to
the demand for some sort Of united
defensive action. though it seems they
have not thus TAR been able to agree
upon what car be practically or expe-
diently done. The recent meeting Of
distillsrs at Chicago with q view to
forming q trust, appears to have 30.
countered difficulties not Immediate
ly surmountable, and nothing was
done. Some Of the trade organs have
suggested an contemporaries crusade
backed by large sums Of money, but
1t dosen't require very much refiec.
tiou to show that such y movement
would be the most disastrous for the
whisky interest that IL could possibly
undertake. The majority Of the dis.
tillers Of the country are too shrewd TO
sacrifice their money In any such los
ing contest o. this would certainly be.
The decreased consumption % whisky
does not necessarily prove, however,
that there has been much less drink
ing done. While the spirituous II.
quors have declined 10 popularity
beer and native wines have increased
ia demand. The tax on malt liquors
10 much lower In proportion than up
on distilled spirits, but the revenues
from this source for the last fiscal year
were 100000 more than for the pr O.
vious year, which were also much
larger than for the fiscal year 1886.
The increased receipts show that
nearly two million gallons more beer
were consumed last year than during
the previok year. Native wines are
not taxed, 20 that no Information can
be derived from the internal reyenu'
figures rs TO the increase or decrease
In their use, but other statistics show
that the consumption Of American
wines IL largely on the increase. i
would be well II IL could be showr
with equal certainty that they are Inn
proving In quality, but there IL reason
70 believe that this cannot be 20 surely
demonstrated.
These facts upquestionsbly count on
Me sde Of Temperance, even i'll b
assumed that thediminished consump
ton Of spIrituous liquors has beer
fully offsst by the increased consump
tion of beer and native wines, whicf
doss mot appsar 70 have bssn the .
-0naha Bee.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-11

Big Rings. q Magnificent Theatre Stage and Grand Racing Circuit that Blaze with AT Uninte
rupei SUGGEST nd Marvellous. and perOus Deeds
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-11

WORLDS INDUSTRIOUS ARENIc METEoRSl
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-09
The Dakota Crops.

The average crop of wheat. oats, barley
and corn is perhaps, speaking generally,
larger than was ever known before in the
territory. In the wheat belt on the Red
river valley proper the area of wheat sown
is greater than that of 1886, and the entire
crop is universally pronounced the finest
for many years-Traill, Grand Forks,
Walsh and Pembina counties have never
seen a finer crop, and if nothing happens
to materially interfere with what now
appears to be an assured crop, the yield
will undoubtedly be the largest ever known
in the valley. There are few localities
in the central portion ri the territory that
have suffered somewhat from drouth, but
they are merely local aA'l the exception.
In portions Of Glalti and Coddington
counties the want of moisture is noticea-
bic, the rain. however that fell in these To-
caliticS nn Nor day last will, it is thought,
ne instrumental in bringing the yield up
TO what it was last year Brown county
has an exceptionally bright prospect be-
fore it, and the present outlook surpasses
anything in the history OF the country.
In southern Dakota the corn crop is in ex-
cess Of any previous year. and from pres
ent indications the crop will not fall short
OF 2O,0OO,o00 bushels. Oats and barley
will be good average crop throughout
the territory, and roots are in excellent
condition everywhere.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-09
NO. is.

600 children in the Minneapolis Sunday
school, Then came Jones' He was tired.
He looked tired and said he was Sam
did not say very much about the Sunday
schools or the need for this particular
money, however, and somebody, when he
asked them to give 1926 a piece, amused
the audience by inquiring, "What fory"
Here are some of the sharp things he got
off:
"Every young woman here is either go-
ing to marry some young man or die an
old maid, and don't know which is the
worst. It's hard for man to be hog in
this country and respect himself and be
respected by anybody else. A man is
heap more liberal when he hasn't got any
It's more blessed to be so that you are able
to give than to be SO that you have to re-
ceive. The liberal people are nearly all
dead-broke. Money will help man to
get to heaven just as it helps him to getto
New York. A good many people have
nothin' but worn out dresses and stale
victuals treasured up in heaven. A church
that doesn't do anything but run itself is
like an engine that simply runs itself,
and is fit only for the devils scrap pile.
The minister that don't believe in reyivals
is not the pastor of church. but the SEX
ton of cemetery The millennium won't
come until we can shout clear through
collection"
And so they tackled the collection, Sam
Jones shouted through it, but the audience
showed the usual disposition to get out,
which he roundly rebuked. The collec-
ton amounted to several hundred dollars.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-09
Colorado Romance.

Denver telegram: In the divorce pro-
ceedings of Ex-Governor Gilpin, the gov
ernor related how his young affections had
been won by Julia Pratts, how she had
Tilted him for an army officer and, 25 years
later, he again sought her hand, she hav-
ing become widow. He says he is now
convinced that she married him for his
money, and has been living off him at Il
s5O0.00O rate. She would demand of
him 81 900 to take trip to st. Louis, Cal
ifornia, or elsewhere, and if he refused
she would apply to the Rev. Father at the
Cathedral, and get what she wanted. One
day she confronted him in the library and
demanded the usual sum, stating that she
wished to leave that afternoon. He de-
INJURED when she reached under her
sacque and pulled out tack hammer and
tapped him on the skull, knocking him
senseless. AT another time he said he felt
chill suggestive Of danger and turning
quickly saw his wife standing over him,
prepared to strike him with table knife.
On being confronted she coolly retreated.
He says the most cruel treatment is the
compulsory intiiction of prayer meetings
in his own household where his wife and
children prayed heartily and aloud for the
governors removal.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-09
WOOL STILL FIRM.
Advces In Detail from the
Eastern Markets.

Boston, June 30.-The American Woo
Reporter says the market during the pas1
week has developed no new features, but
remains firm and unchanged. The vol
ume of business has been somewhat light
er; and manufacturers, if anything, show
less disposition to take hold.
The sales for the past week include
100000 lbs fine territory, 20@22; 115,00(
fbs medium territory, 22025; 126,400 lbs
medium territory at 81.
In New York fine woods are in good re.
quest, and are br nging fully a cent per ID
more For fine grades of territory, and
especially Montana, the demand has in.
creased.
The Philadelphia wool market presents
no new features this week. A very quiet
feeling seems to prevail, with a tendency
of firmness in regard to prices.
The quotations for Montana wool in the
seaboard markets are as follows:
Fine choice, 22@s4; average, 2O@22;
fine medium choice, 23@27; fine medium
average, 21@23; medium choice, %; me-
dium average, 23@24; low, 90.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-09

to an act relating to gambling. Gambling
is not crime at common law. Our En-
glish ancestors did not aegard gambling as
a crime when they were making the laws
that we inherited from them before the
separation of the colonies from the moth
er country. 1t is only a crime when it is
made SO by local statutes in the United
States, and hence the question of the in
dictable quality of gambling depends en-
tirely upon local legislation. Last winter
the legislature passed an act to regulate
gambling, and that is the law, so far as the
criminal part of it is concerned, that has a
bearing upon this practice, and will give
you briefly some of the points in it. 1t
says that before a person can be permitted
to gamble he must take out a license as
such, and before he can be permitted to
exercise this privilege for which he has
paid license, he must put over his room
words, Licensed gambling rooIn,'' The
statute says that the letters must be five
inches wide each. At any rate they must
be in large letters so that the character of
the place will be readily recognized. |
will state to you in this connection that if
there is substantial compliance with the
law that is all that is required, and if the
notice should specify house instead OF
room that would be compliance with the
statute. The purpose of the legislature
was to advertise the place where this
kind of business was carried on, and that
is the reason that they say that the doors
shall not be barred or closed. The var Gus
other games prohibited by this statute you
will also take notice of and investigate.